diff --git a/src/client/components/main_layout/Main.js b/src/client/components/main_layout/Main.js
index 0a2fce3d72d02b17a649430ec7408d568c42179b..f5493078e57e27aa005b16f3ae61dd7f79818dc3 100644
--- a/src/client/components/main_layout/Main.js
+++ b/src/client/components/main_layout/Main.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import Typography from '@material-ui/core/Typography';
 import { withStyles } from '@material-ui/core/styles';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { has } from 'lodash';
-import thumbImage from '../../img/thumb.png';
+import defaultThumbImage from '../../img/thumb.png';
 
 const styles = theme => ({
   root: {
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ let Main = props => {
                       <CardActionArea>
                         <CardMedia
                           className={classes.media}
-                          image={thumbImage}
+                          image={has(perspective, 'thumbImage')
+                            ? perspective.thumbImage
+                            : defaultThumbImage}
                           title={perspective.label}
                         />
                         <CardContent className={classes.cardContent}>
@@ -102,7 +104,9 @@ let Main = props => {
                     <CardActionArea component={Link} to={`/${perspective.id}/faceted-search`}>
                       <CardMedia
                         className={classes.media}
-                        image={thumbImage}
+                        image={has(perspective, 'thumbImage')
+                          ? perspective.thumbImage
+                          : defaultThumbImage}
                         title={perspective.label}
                       />
                       <CardContent className={classes.cardContent}>
diff --git a/src/client/components/perspectives/PerspectiveArray.js b/src/client/components/perspectives/PerspectiveArray.js
index 947550aa09d44f078a65ce9ab846db8edfbfaae9..2216b22f2700a151b8f79afaa9daacb6a059fc23 100644
--- a/src/client/components/perspectives/PerspectiveArray.js
+++ b/src/client/components/perspectives/PerspectiveArray.js
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+// import akaLogo from '../../img/logos/funders/aka_en_vaaka_rgb.jpg';
+
 export const perspectiveArr = [
   {
     id: 'manuscripts',
     label: 'Manuscripts',
     desc: 'Physical manuscript objects.',
     // externalUrl: 'https://seco.cs.aalto.fi/',
+    // thumbImage: akaLogo, // note: the image has to be imported in this js file
     tabs: [
       {
         id: 'table',